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Mal vs Mali - What's the difference?

mal | mali |

As a noun mal

is rent.

As a proper noun mali is

mali (country in western africa).

mal

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (only in set phrases) illness, affliction.
    • a grand mal seizure
    Derived terms
    * (illness) grand mal

    See also

    * malicious * Mal

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of malibu.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (surfing) A longboard (type of surfboard).

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    mali

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.

    • Hypernyms

    *Subsahara

    Derived terms

    * Malian

    See also

    * * (wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * * * * ----